nose

nose is a 4-letter English word with 22 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory. Face value is 4 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 4 · Words With Friends 5 · 22 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.
2. noun. The power of smelling; hence, scent.
3. noun. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle.
4. transitive verb. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.
5. transitive verb. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.
6. transitive verb. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer.
7. intransitive verb. To smell; to sniff; to scent.
8. intransitive verb. To pry officiously into what does not concern one.
9. noun. a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)

   "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry"

10. noun. the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon

    "he ducked under the nose of the gun"

11. noun. a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged

    Synonyms: nozzle

12. noun. the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

    "he has a cold in the nose"

13. noun. a natural skill

    "he has a nose for good deals"

14. noun. the sense of smell (especially in animals)

    "the hound has a good nose"

15. noun. a symbol of inquisitiveness

    "keep your nose out of it"

16. noun. a small distance

    "my horse lost the race by a nose"

17. verb. defeat by a narrow margin
18. verb. rub noses

    Synonyms: nuzzle

19. verb. push or move with the nose
20. verb. advance the forward part of with caution

    "She nosed the car into the left lane"

21. verb. catch the scent of; get wind of

    "The dog nosed out the drugs"

    Synonyms: scent, wind

22. verb. search or inquire in a meddlesome way

    "This guy is always nosing around the office"

    Synonyms: intrude, poke, pry

Synonyms

nozzle, nuzzle, scent, wind, intrude, poke, pry

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in nose:

enos, eons, noes, ones, sone

Common word forms

nosed, noser, noses, nosing, noseless

Words from these letters

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